Kerry Bentivolio on Energy & Oil

Affordable energy by encouraging choice & competition

Americans are being hit at the pump and American businesses are hurting when they pay their energy bills. This is a drain on our economy that we cannot allow to continue. America needs an all-of-the-above energy policy.

I will work tirelessly in
Congress for affordable energy by encouraging freedom, choice, and competition. I embrace all forms of energy, but I will not support taxpayer-funded pet projects like the Solyndra subsidy.

Our country has vast oil reserves.
Prohibiting safe drilling at home causes a massive trade deficit and places our country at risk as we become more dependent on oil from nations that are not necessarily in line with our values.

Opening up more public land and allowing more permits to companies that will responsibly drill for new reservoirs of oil in the United States will lower gas prices. The results would be dramatic: it would spur our economy, and make us more secure.

Endorsed Liberty Candidate: tax incentives for US-based alternatives.

Bentivolio is endorsed by Congressional endorsement list

A Liberty Candidate will Defend the Great American Principles of Free Markets and Constitutional Government, [such as the views of] Peter Schiff, Senate 2010 candidate from Connecticut, on the Economy: "Strong fiscally conservative principles and beliefs that our economic recovery should be left to the free market through businesses and individuals--not the federal government."

And [such as the views of] Michael McPadden, Congress 2010 candidate from Virginia, on Energy: "I favor tax incentives for alternative energy, but I oppose subsidies, which has the effect of allowing the government to choose winners and losers. I favor tax incentives for research into finding cheaper liquefaction and gasification processes for coal. The private businesses that would be involved in the exploration and development of these American energy sources would also be creating real, high paying, permanent jobs for real Americans in real congressional districts."